After a year of construction and ‘no comment’ from officials, it has finally been revealed that a new interactive tourist attraction called ‘Battle for Texas: the Experience’ will be moving into the old Joske’s department store at Rivercenter Mall, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. Producer Joe Gold says visits to the Alamo convinced him, as it has convinced city and state officials, that people want more information about the pivotal battle. “More in depth study, more to understand the context in which it happened,” Gold said. “We decided to tell the story, using 250 incredible items and artifacts that we…

Rivercenter Mall’s makeover will include a new cultural element that will better connect the downtown shopping center with its next-door neighbor — the famous Alamo. Battle for Texas: The Experience is a new attraction set to open in February. The 22,000-square-foot permanent exhibition will feature a number of Alamo artifacts and multi-media re-enactments of one of the world’s more famous battles. BASE Entertainment and The Gold Group, which are creating Battle for Texas: The Experience, promise that the attraction will provide visitors an opportunity to see what it was like to be at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836…